cover image Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American

Benjamin O. Davis. Plume Books, $13 (464pp) ISBN 978-0-452-26746-6

Davis, the first black graduate of West Point in this century and a champion of black servicemen, led an all-black fighter squadron in WW II, retired from the Air Force as a three-star general and later held numerous civilian posts. ``A revealing look at race relations from the point of view of a gifted, uncompromising military man,'' said PW . Photos. (Jan.)